Improvement in clock attachments to gas-burners



PETER C. BENSEL.

Improvement in Clock Attachment to Gas-Burners. No.126,620. Patented rwal l gunz.

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PATENT QFFICE.

PETER G. BENSEL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

IMPROVEMENT IN CLOCK ATTACHMENTS TO GAS-BURNERS.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 126,620, dated May 14, 1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that 1, PETER (l. BENsEL, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clocks; and I hereby declare the following to be a full and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing forming part of this specification.

The nature or essence of my invention consists in the particular construction and arrangement of devices forming the improvements described in the following specification and represented in the drawing, in which- Figure 1 is an elevation of a clock with my improvements; and Fig. 2 is a section representing Fig. 1 cut perpendicularly through the center.

In the drawing, A is a circular disk having the back-plate B of a time-piece movement fastened to it, which plate B has a pillar at or near each corner, which connects it to the front plate of the movement. This movement may be made as represented in the drawing, or such other manner as will answer the purpose, and propelled by the coiled spring D on the usual winding-shaft E, which turns the main wheel or gear F, which turns the pinion G and carries the shaft H, to which the minute-hand is usually applied. From the shaft H there is a train of gears to an escapement, andalso a pinion, I, in front of the front plate 0, to turn the gear J and pinion K, which turn on a stud fastened in the front plate 0, and the pinion K turns gear L, which turns freely on the shaft H and carries the barrel N to which the hourhand is usually applied. I fit the barrel N into the upper end of a vertical stud or post, P, so tight that it will not turn, but hold the gear L still while the movement turns the shaft H in the barrel N, and carries the whole movement and the disk A around horizontally once in twelve hours, the shaft H standing vertically in the stud P or barrel N. I fasten a cylindrical case, Q, to the disk A, with a bottom to it to inclose the movement, and provide openings in the bottom for the key to wind the shaft Eand to move the pin of the regu lating arm. I make the case Q to project up a little above the disk A to receive the lower edge of the semi-transparent or transparent cylindrical vertical dial R, which may be made of mica, glass, paper, or other material, and have the hours and parts of an hour marked upon it, so as to show the time of day or night by the stationary index or hand S fastened-to the stud P, which supports the clock, as shown in the drawing. The socket V in the stud P may be provided with a female screw to fit ordinary gas-pipe, or it may be made to fit over an ordinary gas-burner, so as to supply gas to the pipe T to illuminate the dial.

To illuminate thedial R and show the time in the dark I make the lower part of the stud P hollow and connect it to a pipe, which will supply illuminating gas, and fasten a bent pipe, T, to the stud P, to conduct the gas around and into the cylindrical dial R, and

burn it there to show the time in the dark by the stationary hand or index S.

I claim-- The arrangement of the time-piece movement on a stationary arbor or axis, N, provided with a socketed thimble or tube, P, whereby the clock and its rotating dial are adapted to be applied directly to an ordinary gas-burner.

PETER O. BENSEL. Witnesses:

J nnorrn F. J osnrn, Tnos. ROBINSON. 

